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spaceless.com — Today in History
Wednesday, 23 December 2026
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1790
Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics.
EG
236 yrs ago
1918
Jose Greco
US
108 yrs ago
► Events on this day
3 entries
1834
Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs.
GB
Science & Technology
192 yrs ago
1947
Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs.
US
Science & Technology
79 yrs ago
1985
Congress passes a tax simplification guide, which is 1,379 pages in length, (Sounds simplified to me, how about you?).
US
Politics & Government
41 yrs ago